Meeting with Catherine Geslain-Laneelle (Director Agriculture and Rural Development)

13 Nov 2025 · Conseil d’administration - FEFAC Working lunch

Response to Circular Economy Act

6 Nov 2025

Meeting with Pierre Bascou (Deputy Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

4 Nov 2025 · Impact of EUDR on soya supply chains

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2004/37/EC as regards the addition of substances and setting limit values in its Annexes I, III and IIIa

20 Oct 2025

Meeting with Pierre Bascou (Deputy Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

8 Oct 2025 · 1. Preparatory meeting for the FEFAC steering group event of 14 November 2025 and 31st FEFAC Congress taking place from 19 to 21 May 2026 2. Exchange of views on the vulnerability and dependency of the EU feed supply chain

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) 1107/2009, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Regulation (EU) 528/2012, Regulation (EC) 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Regulation 1099/2009, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Directive 98/58/EC, as regards simplifying and clarifying food and feed safety requirements

6 Oct 2025

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... on the methods of sampling and analysis for the control of pesticide residues in and on food and feed of plant and animal origin, and repealing Directive 2002/63/EC

30 Jul 2025

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... listing the products, components and waste streams considered as having a relevant critical raw materials recovery potential under Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

25 Jul 2025

Meeting with Johannes Van Den Bossche (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen) and 3 other interest representatives

15 Jul 2025 · Risk of supply shortages for critical EU Agrifood- & feed-imports linked to geopolitical turbulence and EUDR implementation

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council for on-farm animal welfare, including in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative “End the Cage Age”, for certain species and categories of animals.

11 Jul 2025

Response to Communication on a new EU Bioeconomy strategy: Towards a Circular, Regenerative and Competitive Bioeconomy

23 Jun 2025

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council to foster biotechnology in Europe

6 Jun 2025

Meeting with Gijs Schilthuis (Director Agriculture and Rural Development) and European Former Foodstuff Processors Association

6 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on circular feed production and its contribution to sustainable feed and livestock production.

Meeting with Brigitte Misonne (Acting Director Agriculture and Rural Development)

29 May 2025 · Exchange of views on the EU Vision for Agriculture and Food, in particular the livestock workstream

Meeting with Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner) and 2 other attendees

28 May 2025 · Feed safety and imports

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of relevant commodities and relevant products

8 May 2025

Meeting with Alisa Tiganj (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen) and 11 other interest representatives

30 Apr 2025 · • ELV five recommendations for the Vision for the Future of EU Agriculture and for the mandate • Presentation of ELV (European Livestock Voice) • Exchange of views: Vision for the future of Livestock • EU Trade policy review: State of play

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Apr 2025 · EUDR, acides aminés, divers

Meeting with Irene Sacristan Sanchez (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety) and 2 other interest representatives

28 Apr 2025 · Commission proposal on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGT proposal)

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production and establishing their lists

25 Feb 2025

Response to Critical Medicines Act

25 Feb 2025

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament) and 7 other interest representatives

25 Feb 2025 · Divers

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005

12 Apr 2024

Meeting with Roberto Berutti (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and 10 other interest representatives

12 Apr 2024 · Meeting to present the research on food waste management

Meeting with Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 5 other interest representatives

9 Feb 2024 · Deforestation issues

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Annexes I and II to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum levels and action thresholds for arsenic, cadmium, lead, nickel, rye ergot, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, endosulfan, heptachlor, hexachlorbenzene, hexachlorohexane, dioxins and PCBs, Datura sp., certain coccidiostats and histomonostats and p-phenetidine in animal feed

1 Feb 2024

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down rules on appropriate measures to ensure the effective and safe use of veterinary medicinal products authorised and prescribed for oral administration via routes other than medicated feed and administered by the animal keeper to food-producing animals

10 Jan 2024

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625

30 Oct 2023

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing specific maximum levels of cross-contamination of antimicrobial active substances in non-target feed and methods of analysis for these substances in feed

26 Oct 2023

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)

12 Jul 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals

22 Mar 2023

Meeting with Annukka Ojala (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Ines Prainsack (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

11 Jan 2023 · Exchange on the impact of biomass & traditional feed co-products from the biogas sector, on circular feed contributions to the Sustainable Food Systems and a voluntary EU guideline for compound feed labelling.

Meeting with Maciej Golubiewski (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

11 Jan 2023 · Meeting with FEFAC's members

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

10 Jan 2023 · Circular approaches in agriculture and land sector

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) .../… amending Annex IX to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards adding feedstocks for the production of biofuels and biogas

2 Jan 2023

Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act

25 Nov 2022

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production and establishing their lists

21 Nov 2022

Meeting with Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

13 Oct 2022 · Sustainable Food Systems Framework

Meeting with Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

19 May 2022 · Preparatory for 66th FEFAC Annual Public Meeting on 2nd June 2022 “EU food & feed autonomy in times of crisis / EU Resilience plan and the Green Deal”

Response to Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation on strengthened One Health Actions against Antimicrobial Resistance

22 Mar 2022

Response to Report assessing the rationale and legal feasibility of applying EU health and environmental standards (including animal welfare standards as well as processes and production methods) to imported agricultural and agri-food products as well as identifying the concrete initiatives to ensure better consistency in their application, in conformity with WTO rules

16 Mar 2022

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652

18 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an EU framework for a Union sustainable food system

26 Oct 2021

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 on the Catalogue of feed materials

6 Oct 2021

Response to Commission proposal for a revision of the EU legislation on the welfare of animals

24 Aug 2021

Response to Commission Report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions on the European Bioeconomy Policy, Stocktaking and future developments

9 Aug 2021

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... on rules to verify sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria and low indirect land-use change-risk criteria

26 Jul 2021

Response to Revision of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45 EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (CLP Regulation)

31 May 2021

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and 11 other interest representatives

31 May 2021 · Exchange on Farm to Fork Strategy with European Livestock Voice

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production and establishing their lists

22 Apr 2021

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the prohibition to feed non-ruminant farmed animals, other than fur animals, with protein derived from animals

30 Mar 2021

Response to Revision of the Regulation EC 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition

25 Jan 2021

Response to Communication on the development of a contingency plan at EU level setting up a common EU food crisis response mechanism to ensure food supply and food security in times of crises affecting the EU’s food system, to be coordinated by the Commission and involving Member States

13 Jan 2021

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives

17 Dec 2020

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control

28 Oct 2020

Meeting with Giorgos Rossides (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

8 Oct 2020 · Role of animal nutrition in promoting sustainable food systems

Response to Proposal to amend Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources

4 Sept 2020

Response to Proposal for a Regulation on substantiating environmental claims using the Product/Organisation Environmental Footprint methods (green claims)

31 Aug 2020

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 as regards the preparation and the presentation of applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives

27 Aug 2020

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain information to be provided on the labelling of organic products

26 Aug 2020

Response to Fitness Check of the EU legislation on animal welfare of farmed animals

24 Jul 2020

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Trade policy review, including WTO reform initiative

14 Jul 2020

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 3 other attendees

9 Jul 2020 · To discuss issues related to global deforestation, such as measures to tackle deforestation and initiatives related to supply chain sustainability.

Meeting with Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

5 Jun 2020 · Exchange of views on CAP reform and Farm to Fork strategy

Response to Commission Delegated Regulation with regard to the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment

24 Apr 2020

Meeting with Catherine Geslain-Laneelle (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski), Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and 2 other attendees

22 Apr 2020 · Responsible sourcing of commodities aimed at avoiding deforestation or other adverse environmental and climate change impacts

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Farm to Fork Strategy for a Sustainable Food System

16 Mar 2020

Response to Minimising the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU market

3 Mar 2020

Response to Communication on a new Circular Economy Action Plan

9 Jan 2020

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

9 Jan 2020 · Business discussion

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control

15 Aug 2019

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… establishing a list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes and repealing Directive 2008/38/EC

24 Jul 2019

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards notifications to the Commission of information and documents

19 Jun 2019

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down implementing measures for the Rapid alert system for food and feed, and rules as regards the computerised information system for notifying and reporting on listed animal diseases, the notification of the presence of, and protective measures taken against, plant pests, administrative assistance and cooperation between Member States’ authorities, and the functioning of the information management system for official controls (‘the IMSOC Regulation’)

13 Jun 2019

Response to Evaluation of the European Union Strategy for the protection and welfare of animals (2012-2015)

13 Jun 2019

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

6 Jun 2019 · Address conference

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan), Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

25 Feb 2019 · Greening measures in CAP reform; FEFAC's 60th Anniversary; trade

Response to Communication on stepping up EU Action against Deforestation and Forest Degradation

11 Jan 2019

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan) and Comité du commerce des céréales, aliments du bétail, oléagineux, huile d'olive, huiles et graisses et agrofournitures de l'U.E.

3 Sept 2018 · Update on trade issues

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

6 Jun 2018 · Business discussion

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and 3 other interest representatives

17 May 2018 · Import tolerance, Commission's proposal on general food law, REFIT on pesticides

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

20 Apr 2018 · SMP

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

13 Feb 2018 · Business discussion

Response to Commission Proposal for a Regulation on transparency and sustainability of the EU food and feed safety risk assessment model amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety; and Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of GMOs, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on GM food and feed, Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on feed additives, Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 on smoke flavourings, Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 on food contact materials, Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 on the common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 on plant protection products and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 on novel foods.

16 Jan 2018

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... concerning the denial of authorisation of formaldehyde as a feed additive belonging to the functional groups of preservatives and hygiene condition enhancers

13 Dec 2017

Response to Evaluation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition

19 Sept 2017

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

6 Sept 2017 · Meeting newly elected President

Meeting with Marco Valletta (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and European Former Foodstuff Processors Association

4 Jul 2017 · Food waste

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… replacing Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council

3 Jul 2017

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annexes II, IV, VI, VII and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed

23 Jun 2017

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

13 Feb 2017 · Business discussion

Meeting with Arunas Ribokas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

3 Feb 2017 · Antimicrobial resistance

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annexes I and IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes X and XV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 142/2011 as regards the provisions on processed animal protein

9 Dec 2016

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

28 Nov 2016 · AGRI matters

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 14 other attendees

17 Nov 2016 · Roundtable on the future of the General Food Law Regulation

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties and amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) 1107/2009

28 Jul 2016

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

9 Jun 2016 · The European Commission’s vision on jobs, growth and innovation, EU policy

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 2 other attendees

9 Jun 2016 · AMR, Food and feed safety, and animal health

Meeting with Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas) and 3 other interest representatives

24 Nov 2015 · H2020, new Scientific Committee

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

29 Sept 2015 · Feed safety management

Meeting with Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General Health and Food Safety)

18 Aug 2015 · Food waste vs feed safety

Meeting with Marco Valletta (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

13 Aug 2015 · GMO, Feed Control: Safety and Hygiene, Minimisation of Waste

Meeting with Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General Health and Food Safety) and 4 other interest representatives

26 Feb 2015 · GM import authorizations

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

13 Feb 2015 · FEFAC-Introducing the Agri-Food Chain Coalition & Key; FoodDrinkEurope: promoting the establishment of a Food Knowledge and Innovation Community in 2016-2017; Copa-Cogeca: Guaranteeing the functioning and further integration of the single market, Reducing adm burden & boost investment; Euroseeds: setting up a dedicated unit on "innovation, agricultural productivity, resource-efficiency and competitiveness" in DG AGRI.